Equity Bancshares (EQBK) Competitors

Equity Bancshares (NASDAQ:EQBK) and Inter & Co, Inc. (NASDAQ:INTR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Which has more volatility and risk, EQBK or INTR?

Equity Bancshares has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Inter & Co, Inc. has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer EQBK or INTR?

In the previous week, Inter & Co, Inc. had 4 more articles in the media than Equity Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Inter & Co, Inc. and 7 mentions for Equity Bancshares. Inter & Co, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Equity Bancshares' score of 0.64 indicating that Inter & Co, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Equity Bancshares	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Inter & Co, Inc.	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EQBK or INTR?

Equity Bancshares received 130 more outperform votes than Inter & Co, Inc. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.55% of users gave Inter & Co, Inc. an outperform vote while only 48.14% of users gave Equity Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Equity Bancshares	Outperform Votes 142 48.14%	Underperform Votes 153 51.86%
Inter & Co, Inc.	Outperform Votes 12 54.55%	Underperform Votes 10 45.45%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EQBK or INTR?

71.8% of Equity Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.9% of Inter & Co, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Equity Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EQBK or INTR a better dividend stock?

Equity Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Inter & Co, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Equity Bancshares pays out 15.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Inter & Co, Inc. pays out 20.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Equity Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend EQBK or INTR?

Equity Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $46.60, suggesting a potential upside of 22.28%. Inter & Co, Inc. has a consensus target price of $6.78, suggesting a potential upside of 1.65%. Given Equity Bancshares' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Equity Bancshares is more favorable than Inter & Co, Inc..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equity Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Inter & Co, Inc.	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is EQBK or INTR more profitable?

Equity Bancshares has a net margin of 18.66% compared to Inter & Co, Inc.'s net margin of 11.74%. Equity Bancshares' return on equity of 14.64% beat Inter & Co, Inc.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equity Bancshares	18.66%	14.64%	1.31%
Inter & Co, Inc.	11.74%	10.06%	1.28%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EQBK or INTR?

Inter & Co, Inc. has higher revenue and earnings than Equity Bancshares. Equity Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inter & Co, Inc., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equity Bancshares	$225.03M	2.97	$62.62M	$3.93	9.70
Inter & Co, Inc.	$6.40B	0.45	$168.18M	$0.39	17.10

Summary

Equity Bancshares beats Inter & Co, Inc. on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.